Tacitus, Ethiopians and Black St. Paul
Roman historian Tacitus wrote that many of his time believed that the Jews “were a race of Ethiopian origin.”
The Bible classifies the Ethiopians & Jews together, “Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord.” (Amos 9:7)
Black Paul is mistaken for an “Egyptian” and declares himself to be a “Jew.” (Acts 21:37-39, 22: 2,3)
Persia and Ashanti
It has also been speculated that the Jewish presence and influence was greatly helped by the ancient gold trade between Persia and Africa.
Jews were the main intermediaries of this trade in the medieval ages since most Muslims (due to Islamic laws prohibition on usury) were wary of its usurious dimensions.
These Jewish itinerant traders came to rely on contacts with the various Jewish communities of West African who proved no mean help in sourcing the scarce commodity. Thus, for instance, the silk of the Royal Kente cloths of the Ashanti reputedly came from China.
Various historical accounts claim that Jewish travelers from Persia had organized exchanges of Chinese silk for gold in the Kingdom of Ghana; the Ashanti needed the silk for weaving Kente cloth and the Jews need gold for their intrinsic and fiscal value. It is said that the Ashanti words for numbers relate to those in Parsi, the language of Persia. See Lichtblau.
Genetics
Haplogroup E3B
The E3b haplogroup has been observed in all Jewish groups world wide. It is considered to be the 2nd most prevelent haplogroup amoung the Jewish population.
All the major studies agree that E-M35 is the second highest in prevalence next to J, for “Founding Jewish Lineages.” http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/Behar_contrasting.pdf.
It is found in moderate amounts in all Jewish populations, from Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Kurdish, Yemen, Samaritan and even among Djerba Jewish groups.
The scientific consensus is that Haplogroup E3b (M35) appears to have originated in East Africa, but has been carried from there to the Near East and then on to North Africa and Europe. Today it is most common in East Africa, North Africa, the Near East and around the Mediterranean.
Haplogroup J
Haplogroup J (previously known as HG9 or Eu9/Eu10) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. T is subdivided into two subclades: haplogroup J2, defined by the M172 marker, and haplogroup J1, defined by the M267 marker.
Of special interest are maps that show the geographical spread of the J haplogroup. J1 and J2 are both common in southern Europe, central Europe, the Mediterranean region, and Africa. The J haplogroup is considered to be a signature gene of Jewish ancestry and the cohen modal gene happens to be a subgroup of J.
In fact, the highest frequencies of J1 (M267) are seen in the Middle East, north Africa, and Ethiopia. See (Thomas et al. 1999). J2 (M172) also exists in significant proportions across Africa especially among the semitic speaking peoples of Tigriniya, Amhara, and Oromiya.
The J1’s from the Middle East and North Africa seem to be distinguishable from the rest of J’s by having YCAII=22,22. Behar et al found that a significant proportion of the Jewish population of Europe (more than 20%) carry the J1 haplogroup. The other 20% carry the J2 haplogroup. See Behar et al Hum Genet (2004) 114: 354-365
Cohen Modal Haplotype
The presence among the Lemba of a disproportionate number of men carrying a particular polymorphism on the Y chromosome known as the Cohen modal haplotype suggests an ancestral link to the Jewish population. One sub-clan within the Lemba, the Buba clan, is considered by the Lemba to be their priestly clan. Among a small sample of the Buba, fifty-two percent of males were found to carry the Cohen modal haplotype CMH, which is generally suggestive of Y-DNA haplogroup J, but notably prevalent among Jewish Kohanim, or priests.
Decline of the Black Jews of Africa
Many reasons have been sought for the decline and virtual disappearance of Africa’s once thriviing Jewish communities of black Jews. Many see the beginning of this decline as contemporaneous with the advent of the Islamic religion in Africa.
Some historical accounts highlight the fact that black Jews were die-hard nationalistic traditionalists and had led the black African resistance against the influx of the black muslim jihadists and their new interpretation of morality. The most notableof these black Jewish nationalists was Queen Kahina Dahiya Bint Thabitah ibn Tifan otherwise known as El-Kahina. A descendant of one of the priestly Black Jewish families of North Africa, Kahina led the nationalist resistance against the muslim invasion until her defeat at the hands of Hassan Ibn Numan. See Margolis, “History of Jewish people”, 1927 pages 278-279. See also Remy Ilona, “The Igbos: Jews in Africa?” volume 1, Research Findings Historical Links, Commentaries, Narratives,” 2004, Mega Press Limited, Abuja, Nigeria.
Amidst this tumult, the Jews of Northern and West Africa were given a choice of conversion or emigration. Many left for the deeper forest recesses of West Africa seeking the peace and tranquility that appeared to elude them in each generation. The late incursions by the colonialist christian elements of Europe did not make matters any better. There seems to have been a direct link between the incursion of relatively modern religions in Africa and the decline of the ancient practise of the Hebrews which had a pride of place in Africa, its mother land.
For instance the Jewish enclaves of Qamnurya or Naghira in the area of modern Senegal was destroyed completely in the wake of sectarian unrest. Similarly, Al-Maghili a prominent black Muslim noble not only destroyed the Jewish enclaves of Tuat in the old Mali empire, he convinced other potentates throughout the Western Sudan to banish Jews from the empire’s cities. See Remy Ilona, supra.
Lichtblau speculates that: although “…Jewish presence is also confirmed by numerous surviving accounts of Portuguese and other European visitors in the 14th and 15th centuries, as well as North African and Arab historical records… gradually most of these communities disappeared. Since they existed largely in isolation, there was a good deal of intermarriage which for a while reinforced their influence and expansion. As a result they were increasingly viewed as a threat by Muslim rulers, and most of the Jewish communities and nomad groups south of the Atlas mountains were either forced to convert to Islam or massacred; the remainder fled to North Africa, Egypt or the Sudan, and a few also to Cameroon and Southern Africa.”
Jide Uwechia
August 19, 2007
The reason why I am restricted to Bible and other Jewish sacred writings is because I am talking about Israelites. Now, as for Chukwunna, if you go to the most mystic and sacred book that the Jews use today, the name of God as the Divine Father is “Chukwunna” and is “Ibenne” as the Divine Father. Now, remember that the Igbo of today are people from different lineages and different races in some cases. Any Igbo proper or Israelite Igbo who tells you that he or she is of the Qara tribe is lost and needs help. The word Hwbrew is Igbo tranformed over the years from Ndi-Gboo, to Ndi-Igbo to Igbo, Ibo, Ebo, Heebo, Hiburu, and finally Hebrew. The Hebrew alphabet does not have the letter “Q” in the first place.
Now, if you say you are of the Levite tribe, I believe you because the Children of Israel are still scattered all over the world today. But that the children of Israel are called Qaraiza is nonsense unless you say it is what the Arabs call the remnant of the Israelites that found refuge among them. The worst and the most damning thing an individual can do is to lie that he or she is of the Israelite stock, not to talk of being, a Levite whose portion is the LORD Himself. After all, all human beings are created by one God and I see no reason anyone should shamelessly deny their fathers as some Europeans have done when they shamelessly claim to be Israel. You see, everything I know comes from the Lord. I claim no expertise. I am nobody and I know nothing beyond what I have been called to do, but the Holy One of Israel is the All and He deserves all the glory. I have never believe anything the Igbo says unless I can confirm it from other sources, especially the Bible and othe Hebrew sacred sources. Yes, people may not believe me now that the name of God as the Divine Father is Chukwunna because I have not revealed my source yet. But if and when my book is published the source will be there. But I can assure you one thing, the Jewish authorities believe me. Why do you think that I challenge even the most learned among the Jewish Rabbis and Scholars to refute what I am saying. None of them will challenge me directly and anyone that does so will find out that the “Holy One of Israel” deposited so much in me to the point that sometimes I feel like shouting.
Mesopotamia where Abraham (Abia-Amar) came from spoke IGBO and Abraham also spoke Igbo as his very own language. When I say Igbo, I mean Igbo language as spoken in the Igbo state of Nigeria today. Because I know that I speak the truth, no Jew can come and counteract what I have said. What I am saying is not coincidence, probably, maybe, or could be but a relative certainlty as sure as the HOLY ONE OF Israel LIVES. And if what I am saying about Igbo language being the language of God, who is Himself, THE GREAT HEBREW is not true, may I NOT WAKE up THE NEXT MORNING. That is how sure I am of what I am saying, my dear. It is for the cause of Israel that I was born. I thank you.
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Akkanam
In Hebrew the letter Kaf is most commonly
transliterated as the letter “K” while the letter Quf
is most commonly transliterated as the letter
“Q”. Qaraim in Hebrew ?????. Reading was and
still is essential to understanding the scriptures.
Jesus Read from the scroll of Isaiah.Therefore the
Israelites were known as READERS. In Hebrew
the word for read is QARA and Qaraim is the plural.
It is a historical fact that the Israelite Priests who settled
in Medina,Arabia were known as Bani-Qaraiza.Which
is rooted in the Israelite identity as readers.
Being that the Children of Abraham were counted
amongst the darker races the Word Qara took on
a second meaning being the color Black. In the
Turkic languages Qara means Black. The Qara
Khans means the Black Khans and the capital of
the Mongol Empire Qarakorum means the Black Rock.
My brother, Al-Sulaimani,
Let me repeat, the language studied in colleges and universities around the world today is not Hebrew. It is at best a generic or Jewish language but not “HEBREW”. Jesus did not speak Hebrew and his name Yehoshua is appropriately Aramaic. This suggests that the Jews of his time did not speak Hebrew. And if this is the case, from where did the Jewish authorities learn the language they established as Hebrew in the collleges and universities around the world. I am sure that they did not learn this language in Europe where they majority of the Jews today come from. And another thing, the Hebrew alphabet that they have today is modified to allow for aryan phonetices and pronunciations. In the entire world today, the true Hebrew is spoken only in the Igboland of Nigeria today. My name is Eugene Akannam and I live in Saint Louis, Missouri – I will be ready to come anywhere to school anyone, Jew or Gentile, who says that the language they study in Colleges and Universities or the language spoken in Israel today is Hebrew. The Jews today do not know, speak, or understand the true Hebrew language, For if they did, they will not allow many scholars around the world to be telling people the meanings of Hebrew words that are completely wrong. They would know that all the renowned world religions like Judaism, Islam, Hindu, Shinto, and Hudha are all versions of the original spirituality of the Primordial Igbo way of life. They would know the true meaning of Kaballah or Kabbah. These words are decapitated Hebrew in written form. I bless the “Name” Chi-jire, the Holy one of Israel.
There are other Bene-Israel all over Nigeria who do not speak Igbo (Hebrew). Some speak Tiv, Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba (currupted Igbo) and other Nigeria languages based on where their forefathers found refuge. I speak Igbo, the true Hebrew language today only because my ancestor “Odu” a Kohen Gadol, left Idah (Judah) in Igala (Igal) Kogi State in Nigeria to Anambra State where our Levite priestly clan found refuge today. I did not know that Igbo language is the true Hebrew until I came to America where there are many Hebrew research materials. Believe me, I am not an expert or authority in anything, but I write only about what I know for sure. I thank you and have a good weekend, my dear.
As for skin color, the Children of Israel as well as their Arab brothers are what we know as colored people – I mean, colored people who also have children with white and fair skin color to this day. The Hebrew range from the very dark to the very pale albino. The only difference is that the Arab of today are heavily Caucasionalized to a greater extent. I thank you.
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Hi, I willlike to learn Hebrew and the similarities it has with other African languages. How do I do that.
Msizi, Firstly bantu languages are not semetic but are direct dialects of Hebrew/heiberyu hence we can without a doubt call them Hebrew. Please watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HJc11OVzNw
Thank you Eugene.Am based in Chicago and we really need a sitting with you.
Ishaq Al sulaimani.Iam surprise that someone told me some of the hausa are jews.
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First of all, I will tell my brother – Wa Karanu that I will try to make myself available whenever you are ready, but define what you want to know, and I pray I will be able to make it clear to you, God’s willing.
My brother from Onitsha, I am hoping it is the same Modebe well known family, have just provided another evidence that the earlier Igbo (Hebrews) travelled to the known world. The name Mendebo ( ie Madu Ebo) could be one of those evidences. For example, the true Hebrew rendering of the name “Eber” of the Bible is” Ebo”. So, when we look at the word “Mendebo”, the word should first be broken as “Mend” “Ebo”, so in this way one may be able to get the true word because Hebrew words are difficult to pronounce by Non-Hebrews and those who do not speak the language; hence we have the massive confusion we have today in the structure of many Hebrew words. I myself have little difficulty rendering “Mendebo” as “Madu Ebo”. Very few people knows that Abraham’s maternal grandfather’s name is “Kanu Ebo”, a pure and unadulterated Igbo (Hebrew) name that may Igbo citizens of today are named after. This is truly, the end times, for the truth are coming out as never before. I just wanted to contibute here. Thanks.
please Akannam here is not talking about the religion so what is that.is blood only .
Baruch Ben Ahwaray,
NO! your Y-Chromosome is
strictly your direct paternal lineage and stands regardless
of admixture. For example if we take two Anglo-Saxon males
from England who carry the typical Western European R1B
Y-Chromosome. The first has a son from an Anglo-Saxon female
and the second has a son from an Igbo woman from Nigeria.
The two sons will test positive for the R1B Y-Chromosome and
there will be no distinction. There will be no percentage as the
Y-Chromosome is simply the male seedline and in the example
mentioned above the two males are both of the Anglo-Saxon
seedline regardless of their maternal lineage. However if both of
these males were to take an autosomal DNA test the results would
differ as the son born from the Anglo-Saxon father and mother would
read as 100% European (providing that there is no admixtures in previous
generations), while the son from the Anglo-Saxon father and the Igbo mother
would read 50% European and 50% Bantu(Negroid).
As you put it, the Y-Chromosome is definitely one or the other,while
Autosomal DNA Testing is a reading of the overall general genetic composition.
The results of the Autosomal Test will read according to the various racial components that are found within the individual being tested.